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Show ' TWO ! t n - f - - Published by Provo Utah - t J S - i e h. c.Hicta .rzTEditor Hicks Manager R. C. lation, His whole attitude is that of resentment toward a myi;- terions Providence which has set this vexations obstacle in " ' his path Yet Congress is representative of the American people. is fairly close to what people are thinkWith all its faults, aboutsection of Amercan life It is set is a It coss ing the as constitution the body to determine national up by in with the President. The object of its policies conjunction creation is plain- - It ST to bring" the opinions and wisdonTof The experience many winda to bear on national problemsof theworld has been against the advisability of giving ab-- , solute authority to any one man. It is in accordance with thespiritof American democ- racy that the President should convoke Congress in a special session to consider not merely the momentous domestic problems that await solution, but to discuss and give eounsol on the peace settlement. For Mr. .Wilson to refuse todoso is an indication of fundamental' distrust in democratic institutions- - It shows n a tendency to arbitrary power which men who value the American-heritag- e must profoundly disapprove. EPT cccrct 5 j e.Ar - Entered at the PostOffice every Tuesday and Friday matter. Jfhnro, Utah, as second-clas- s ,at r It SEEING THE LIGHT - Samuel Guggenheim and Stephen Birch,-- prominentmen nl the mining industry have just returned from Europe, where they have been looking over the business situation and Mr-- . Cuggenhem says: -- is - to- bat-Ae r ica a business menmust learn- - to-5 uild up a domestic market for their products and also try tj firmly establish1 themselves in neutral countries, - This should !e their first thought and effort insteadpf depending upon Europe as an outlet for- their- goods Europe is sick, very Bick and while reconstruction will mean big demands for products of all sorts this will not develop for sdme time to come, -- I J - a , If j , a have been arriving at this same conclusionEurope, in months and years to come will offer a 1 , oo- an nutlet . 1917-191- - - If coupled with this our government could to throw the-b- ars down fio thathe American ship owner would be given an even chance and a free field to compete with foreigners, the initiative of1 American business men "Would "8oon7take up all slack, in the industrial situationWhy k it that industry,, whichmeans bread and butter- for all of us has to Submit to the shackels of inactivity, placed - 'I rl- - - v - i- - iWLlEM3.9nsSBHixigh4sf-$uopertMay5irbFpri?- be' lowered and American labor andcapital o ahead.-- " The policies of restriction" be given awhanee - - and uncertainty which is killing business must be eliminated. - 000- -- REDUCING FOOD PRICES. High prices for food tend to create high prices on every. thing else-- . The cost of producing any article is largely de- - 1 termined by the cost of subsistance of the workers that ere- - . ate it- When food prices are high, the utimate result is to check consumption classes of people who itve not had corresponding advances in wages. Export trade is restricted- construction work held up, business sutlers,' and unemployment results. So to relieve the present unparalleled high costoflivingjthefirstthingto do is to produce res- . sonable food price, Some people think government price fixing will do it. It' may help in extreme cases- Yet in the long run you' can! beat the law of supply and demand. The supply is at present insufficient for the demand, aggravated as this, is and will be by the disorganization of European industryThe farmers interests must be considered- In the past the small farmers profit did not fairly compensate him for his effort and investment. If he is not able to secure a fair re- turn people will not stay on the farms. So either production must be made more economical on the resent aggregate of product, or a greater product must be turned out on the pres-en- t level of expensescientific and organizing ability in It will take , . the country to solve this problem- The ordinary, observer bow. " ever, can see many respects in which the work of food produc tion is not efficiently organized. 'The past fifty years have seen a complete revolution inmos Knesof .industry. Labor saving machinery, systematic organization of great units of production, technical education for managers, .training of workers in. scient ifimethodseffi-- l eiency systems, these have kept down the costs of factory pro- faction. Labor is paid a great deal more than formerly, hat in many cases production costs less than .it did 50 years . i; i I : t i t part-oMarg- -- - ; - , s ... .. - -- - American Soldiers dont think so - s i , -- f , L ! the-be- - tt" ;a tl tT d ti-- r b ,tSi U . l O! St- -a vo 30x3 r ; r' 30x32 r;.::: 1 ..31x4,... "gO-- product . Aa soap cost more, ize on it . ' Phone the. boys kindly consent to. econom-- , 163 W. Center St. 1L " sugar- o 0 o- - TomBeniams , - by-ou- r 45 . - Americans do nut gain their view of the future by peer fif through the crack of doom. They know that the ' distractions and dangers of putting' our house in order are hut temporary. They look hJ'0d and see the dawn of great ' ' ; days days of peace,' prosperity and progress' Americanism still stands for optimism- - T - 'Leave Orders at Sutton Experience Cafe.."..''..".'.'".1. - o - There is considerable, discussion of the site for the nevs on Colonel Jlouse V capital of the world, bit we are betting ranch in Texas. '- - V " o o- - RIGHT TO all''dueto file bad toys who didn t do all the master told1 them to on Fridiy after-noo- n and not on the teacher who refuses to ring the bell for school to begin again, on Monday morn in -- o o President Wilsons one man filibuster against the veiling of Congress still continues successfully. -- eon- - 00- President Wilson and his partisans keep repeating that if the United States does not go into .the league, Kurope; will collapse. This suggests a . good advertisement for the combination i Take stoek in the great wbrid Corporation. If you dont put your money in, it will bust to fHE BOTTOM of any plumbing trouble we are " called upoa to remedy. Wbetli-- r it be a cellar flooded from a broken main or a little trouble at the top of the house, we seek . out the cause of, the trouble and eliminate Itr Do the work qulck-l- y too. And as reasonably as the very best work will permit. -- Phone BASIL T. KERR S32. 247 W. Center, Provo, Utah. Cecil-Wilso- ri ' I The needs of the hour are vision' American and courage. genius will master the problems of has those of the past- the present as it ,t ! Neither our extraordinary burdens abroad nor at homo ahal! daunt ns, nor shall the treat of Bolshev ism and the mole divert us from our true course. .The reign of American reason, justice and liberty has been strengthened- not weaktrials. ened; Never has the heart of our people been so deeply stirred with a love of country, justice and humanity as it is today." Never, as a people, have we been so capable, so surely masters-of ourselves and of our destinies' as we are at this - 45 Years o o Some men feel that Jhey worked very hardfor ihe war, as their wives helped regularly at the Red Cross- Down with pessimism moment- sure is. -- Ie Executed in First Class Style, in Connection With Fresco , v Painting,' Graining, Marbling, by Pen greater than sword? At present price oflacon the pig-pe- n WWeli 4 SIGN PAINTING r FACING THE DAWN AMERICANS : . Psyghnenology 000- -- - 00 J .....,-15.0- 0 All Work Guaranteed "T 00- - Resriction ou sweets off, but pour enough coffee to flavor - the Gan these modern efficiency methods be applied to the business of food productionLA-leadin- g agricultural authorif the could have the same other fanner the said that day, ity access to' the markets as those who are dealing more directly then he too could' bring- about the results desired, but the farmerTmust sellmuehofhis producCtbrougtnhe agencies"" and as a result the price must of necessity increase.- - A closer working arrangement between the farmer and the market direct 'will bring about much better results than we are getting r T today.' 0 11.75 '14:50 33x4 34x4 13.75 - 1 Durrant Auto Supply Go. -- ; . , 32x3 $ 9.00 10.50 : - About, now the popcorn men advertse a very snappy st -- , 1 - Ja n - girls at home The unconquerable? - f ooo --o- - , Get YourTires Half Soled - - e - One Price to All oo- - 0 I do not believe that the United States should enter into a- world-wid- e career of disinterested- - violence for the right; because where both the lands and the issues involved are 'remote from tls our people Wouldnt know" with critaTnty where the rightJay and wouldnt, feel that we ought .to. go Into the quarrel. We have enough to do that is our business Theodore Roosecelt,' January. 4- , ') , on-th- e - I -- , - ' served and secured, jnthe most perfect manner, by a govern-ment entifely and surely elective- -- If we fail in this, our disaster will be signal- and will furnish an argument stronger than has yet been found,- - in support of those opinions which maintain that government can rest safely on nothing ljut pow-e- r . . and coercion. Daniel Webster ; to-g- y - are bound to maintain public liberty, and, by ihc convince the world that order cxample tf our own systems, and law, religion and morality, the rights of conscience, the self-seekin- - - e g an it by theorists or politicians? is time that every American citizen awaken to .U high 1 - 00-- 0 -- ! - f- 8- - in Alaska and other locked up treasure, great fields for expansion and uses of, our metals and other products will be, up- Three flavors to x suit all tastes. iBe SURE to cet "during t pened lasting quality. SIGNS OFrPROSPERITY FOR BEET GROWERS2 American Beet Sugar company ma'He 918,000 bags of sugar "last campaign" This compares with 1,686,544 bags, for It ia believed that at least 50 per cent more will be acreage planted to beets the coming season- This little news item relative to one of the westernbeet-suga- r companies is significant of a prosperous season fo thousands of farmers in western states. .Increased beet acre-.- . ' ' r ' age is.reported generally at a record priceIn this year of readjustment and uncertainties of price and market conditions, the farmerswill realize more that , ever the value of an industry in their midst, which makes possible a guaranteed price crop and which also employsJargc 1. numhers of persons after the beet harvest is over. . seem to offer the great field for development. If our own; Congress can only be moved, after "Its years" 'obstruction policies, to see the necessity for passing measures permitting development of our great natural resources such as oil land a and water power sites, coal lands u tir-tu- at worthy of your lasting regard becausc of Its -- lor large tjnantities of ounproducts, but in the meantime the . la i -- one-ma- - I in t . - 1 a . -- . do - ju121BTS - " m tsd c?sdil csd p:rt:n:I for . - I 9 WILSON DISTRUSTS POPULAR GOVERNMENT ' . . . ; President Wilson is treating Congress as a aort of necessary evil- He refused to consult it before going abroad, although he said in his address that Congress might reach him b Wireless to as his advice- - He failed to give it any information while the negotiations were in progress. He returned to etll it what he had done, but not to ask for suggestions-Hrefuses to call it in extra session to enact pressing legis- THE POST PUBLISHING COMDANY A TUESDAY, APRIL TUB PROVO POST i - - morrow- - - -- 000- president' Wilson' says tile" ablest man he has met-a- t the peace table is not Clemenceau or Lloyd George, but -- - Premier Venizelos, o Greece. House of Europe, you might JFenizelos ' is the , oo o Colonel f The failure of Congress to pass all 'the appropriation bills causing much weeping, wailing and gnashing of ?eeth among . the administration cohorts, but just think what a disappointment it must be to Democratic politicians to havo four billion dollars less to spend than they expected! ' - - 0 o ; ,r. When the people get tired of heavy taxation, the government can always borrow money ; and when the people get tired of payipg debts, the government can increase the taxes . UTAH TIMBER & COAL CO. 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